Bathtub grip



- 13, 1931- J. H. GERMERsHAUsl-:N 1,827,575

BATHTUB GRI P Filed March 6. 1931 INVENTOR Jos epb HYerm/ershausenATTORN EYS Patented Oct. 13, 1931 PATENT OFFICE JOSEPH H. GERMERSHAUSEN,OF PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY BATHT'UB GRIP Application filed March 6,

This invention relates to bathtub grips and has for an object to providean improved construction which may be readily applied and readilyremoved at any time, the structure being such thatwhen in use itpresents a ready handle whereby a person may exert strain thereon whenmoving from a. sitting to a standing position in a bathtub.

Another object of the invent-ion is to provide a bathtub grip whereinmeans are pro- Vvided for clamping part of a valve whiler allowing aportion to be swingably presented to a person using the tub whereby theperson may grasp the device and pull on the same when moving from asitting to a standing position.

A further object, more specifically, is to provide a bathtub grip whichpresents a clamping ring to which is pivotally connected an arm or rodhaving a handle to grip formed thereon and shaped to be readily graspedby a person using the bathtub when the device is in use so that a personmay pull on the device when moving from a sitting to a standingposition.

In the accompanying drawings-n Figure l is a perspective view showingpart of a bathtub and wall together with the grip embodying theinvention.

Figure 2 is a plan view on an enlarged scale of the grip shown in Figure1.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numeral, l indicates a bathtubof any desired kind provided with a spigot or spout 2 forming anextension of the valve. These features are old and well known. Aclamping ring 3 is positioned around part of the spout 2 and clampedthereto by the clamping screws 4 and 5. It will be evident that thedevice could be clamped to some other fixture if the same were moreconvenient. The ring 3 consists of ring sections 3 and 3, each havingears 6 and 7 for accommodating the screws 4L and 5. It will be notedthat screw is longer than screw 4 and that the ears 7 are spaced apartso as to receive the apertured enlargement 8 therebetween, saidenlargement being preferably integral with the arm or rod 9. By reasonof this structure, the arm or rod 9 may swing upwardly 1931. Serial No.520,651.

and downwardly freely. This is desirable so that when not actuallygrasped by a person, it may hang down vertically and therefore be out ofthe way. The outer end of the rod 9 is preferably formed with anintegral handle or grip structure 10 which is adapted to be grasped bythe hand as shown in Figure l when the device is being used.

n many bathtubs now in use, the same are so formed as to make itdiiicult to grasp any edge or part thereof to rise from a sitting to astanding position in the tub. In view of this fact, many persons havebeen injured by falling, and different forms of grips have beenheretofore provided to overcome this difficulty. In the presentinvention, a removable grip is presented which has a gripping member orhead to be swung out of the way when not in use. Also, it will beobserved that the device is removably connected in place and thereforeis not a permanent fixture, but may be used or removed as desired.

I cla-im:

l. A bathtub grip comprising a clamp adapted to clamp a bathtub fixture,said clamp comprising a pair of arc-shaped members having ears at eachend, al clamping screw extending through the respective pairs of ears, arod swingably mounted on one of said screws and a hand grip merging intosaid rod at the outer end thereof.

2. A bathtub grip comprising a clamping member adapted to grip a bathtubfixture and a swingable member mounted on said clamping member, saidswingable member normally assuming a vertical position under the actionof gravity, but capable of being m'oved into a horizontal position whenin use, said swingable member comprising an enlarged apertured pivotmember, a rod eX- tending therefrom, and a hand gripping head merginginto said rod at the outer end.

J OSEPH H. GERMERSHAUSEN.

